Jakks Pacific

Back in February we got a preview of the Max Tow Truck from Jakks Pacific. In this post, we described how the little toy truck supposedly could pull 150 pounds when it was released. Turns out we were wrong. Max Tow Truck can pull 200 pounds! We finally got our hands on a full production
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UPDATE 10/15/14: We Have A More Current, Full Hands-On Review of the Max Tow Truck Right Here! Babysitters of the world, you might want to ask for hazard pay if the kid you are babysitting has the Max Tow Truck from Jakks Pacific. Imagine the horror of sitting down to watch TV when next thing
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Get ready to look at every song in your music library in a whole new light. Sure, you know the music you have in iTunes, but do you know how it would sound with an echo and stutter loop? What about how two songs would sound mixed together, with a little scratching and sampling thrown
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Sometimes I wish I could hire a 4 year old as a contractor. Sure, they don't have the greatest technique when it comes to construction projects, but boy do they have the desire and will! If you have a little builder who wants to fix things just like Dad, then you need to know about
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If you ask me what super power I would want, it would be hard to choose. Top 5 I have to go with flying, healing powers, super strength, invisibility and X-Ray vision (you know, so I could make sure no one was boarding a plane with over 3 ounces of liquid). That is just my
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Active kids do a lot of crazy, wacky and fun things. Among other things, kids ride bikes, do jumps, skateboard, climb like monkeys, have Nerf battles, ski and generally move like a blur with an energy level us parents can only dream about. One of the hassles about being a kid is having to try
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Resistance is futile. The Puffle Pets from Club Penguin are taking over. Yes, the Puffles have actually taken over Club Penguin from 3/15/12 - 3/27/12 - but it gets worse. Not only are Puffle pets taking over the online world, but now they are ready to take over the real world as well. Oh, there
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As the Dad of 7 and 10 year old boys, I have been through all the battle and collect toys. For a while, you could hardly spit without hitting a Pokemon card or toy in my house. I've been through the Bakugan meltdown, where you son collapses to the floor in Target and throws a
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As far as I am concerned, God gave us the trackball for two reasons - to play Missile Command and Golden Tee Golf. While I may be dating myself by talking about Missile Command, even the youngest Dads and Moms must know Golden Tee Golf. Golden Tee Golf is the most successful arcade golf game
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When I was a kid, all I needed was a straw and any type of paper and I was in spitball heaven. While I had decent range with my spit balls, I never could shoot one 100 feet and have it make a nasty loud splat sound when it hit its target. If only I
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